Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-01
PERSONAL,

ABDUL HAMrEl Sultan of Turkey, has lSl
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES is fond Of snin-
ming hummlng top.
BISMARCK. the wonderful old bulldog OF
Europe, often reads for hours in bed
BEVERLEY TUCKER is i'll at the residence If
his son, Rev. Beverley d. Tucker, in Norfolk.
SENATOR FRYE, of Maine has been sitting
in the Speakers gallery of the House OF Com
mons.
DR.. ROBERTSON and Mr.. Macdonald, men,
bers of the English Parliament, are both
blind.
The Empress OF Germany made her hus-
bands birthday sash with her OWE two old
hands.
DOC" WILSON, che blackmailer Of Philip
Moon, is writing his autobiography. He SAYS
the first edition viii bo million.
TIE Odd Follows of indianapolis have Sc.
lected site for the statue OF SCHUYLER CoIfay
which Is presently 10 be erected there.
MRS. MACKAY's daughter. tho Princess
GalaLIO Culouna, becAme the mother of .
daughter on Sunday morning in Paris.
REV. RAY PALMER, the most famous Ameri-
ear hymn writer. is dying at his residence.
2o5 Mount Pleasant avenue, Newark, n. j..
A FUND 10 being raised in Richmond. Va.
for the perpetual embellishments of the grave
of little Joe" Davis. son of jefferson Davis.
who died in that city during the war.
COL, ". II. CROOK. who has been employed
at the White House since 1854, SAYS that tho
present is the first time that the Executive
Mansion has been without children OF the
President.
TIE Washington Post casually remarks
that the difference between Admiral Farragut
and Senator Jones, of Florida, lies IN the fact
that the former was dashed To the mast ana
the latter is mashed to the last.
ADMIRAL PORTER received o.OoO bonus
when he handed in the last page of mann
a royalty OF 20 per cent. lie paid him on books
sold, 30 that he has thus far pocketed about
$e9, 900 cash from this source.
THE Crown Prince OF Germany is improv
ing, n0twlthstandtng the exaggerated state
ments apropos OF his chronic bronchitis He
has gwen his physicians much uneas ness for
some weeks past, but they now pronounce
that ting danger no longer exists.
TIKI King and Queen Of Italy will open the
National Exhibition OF Fine Arts In Venice
on April Is. Great preparations are being
made TO prepare the Royal Palace for the
probable visit OF the Empress OF Austria, The
number OF artists exhibiting exceeds ZOO.
omong them being many English painters re-
siding in Italy.
PRINCE LEOPOLD Of Bavaria, second son of
the Regent, was recently named commandment
OF the First corps OF the Bavarian army. The
Prince 10 Al years old and is the husband of
the Archduchess Gisele, eldest daughter Of
the Emperor OF Austria. The Emperor
william, by TINS nomination, shows ne Ia not
inlmical TO any appointment that is agreeable
TO his old friend, Prince Luitpold.
RUFUS 4. BUSH, tho owner OF the Coronet.
was Mt one time a schOolmastcr ia Michigan
lie married n Michigan girl, who has been A
great help 10 him IN his upward career. He
Went 10 New YORK soon after his marriage.
lie tried agencies OF different sorts, bought a
dry goods store, then factory, and finally
got hold OF an oil refinery. lie IL now ldeuti.
He'd with the standard Oh Company. Mr..
Bush - large man, six feet two in height.
stately Ia mogement, lprematurely gray, but
still oiastic oi Limb.